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Mining & the mines, 1941

3,912 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 196

Fatal Accident In Colliery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 4

Victor Herbert Watkins, 49, of Skelton Street, Hamilton, died yesterday following an accident at Aberdare South colliery…

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Raub Australian Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 7

For the four weeks ended March 1 production by the battery and retreatment plant of Raub Australian Gold Mining Co., Ltd., was 1,460 fine ounces of gold, compared with 1,50[?] fine ounces…

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W.a. Gold Yield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 7

The Western Australian gold yield for February was 83,318oz, valued at £891,502, compared with 95,978oz in January, and 96,336oz in February, last…

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More Gold In The Pot

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 4

650,000 dollars is not bad for two songs. And it’s the exact sum that James Roqsevelt had to spend on the addition of two revue numbers to his…

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Nazi Blitz Experts Gather in Bulgaria Bombers Fly Down To Frontier Turks Keep Guard, Mine Waters Greeks Defiant Against German Threats LONDON

The Sun · Friday 7 March 1941 · page 1

In the wake of the rolling German war machine in Bulgaria, an ominous gathering of Germany's best "blitz" brains was noted to-day in the capital. As the testing hour draws near for Hitler's new adventure,…

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Mt. Kembla Collieries' Balance Sheet Delay

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 9

SHAREHOLDERS in Mount Kembla Collieries can blame Hitler for a hold-up in the issue of their company's balance sheet…

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Coal Prospects Improved

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 9

PLEDGE given by the Miners' Federation that pin-pricking stoppages will not occur in the industry for the duration must find…

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Miners' £675,000 Fund

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 3

MINERS on western N.S.W. coalfield are not opposed to the proposed pension scheme for mine workers, nor the contributory…

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Miners' Delegates to Conferences

The Sun · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 3

Mr. J. Donald, of Queensland, has been elected to represent the Australian Miners' Federation at the annual convention of the New…

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Caledonian Coal Disappoints Again

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 9

ON appearances Caledonian Colleries Ltd. has had another year similar to those it has experienced in the last decade…

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Miners Pay £163,000. Strike Debts Met From Levies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 14

The Miners' Federation, as the result of its last strike of members, early last year, was committed to an expenditure of £163,000. This amount has now…

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Hundred Enemy Ships Sunk. Success of Mines Laid From the Air. LONDON, March 7. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 March 1941 · page 14

The Air Ministry announces that mines laid from the air have destroyed more than 100 enemy warships, troopships, and supply ships since the…

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Elephant Treads on Mine

Truth · Sunday 9 March 1941 · page 14

AN elephant is the strangest casualty so far recorded in any war, state a correspondent with the forces ir East Africa. It trod on a land-mine laid…

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Brighter Outlook in Coal Industry

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1941 · page 6

COAL producing companies, it seems, are now assured of continuity of production, active demand and reasonable prices--a combination of favorable conditions not enjoyed by the industry for years…

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Jurors turn detectives in mine mystery

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 9 March 1941 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Saturday. -- Members of a Kalgoorlie inquest jury turned detectives and investigated strange circumstances about the death of a 10-year-old girl…

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Bloodstains at Mine; Girl's Fatal Fall Kalgoorlie

Truth · Sunday 9 March 1941 · page 12

SO much mystery surrounds the death of 10-years-old Thelma Fay Oliver, daughter of a Kalgoorlie prospector, Reuben,…

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Cooper Cash Comes Colossal Crash Gold Salute Dross

Truth · Sunday 9 March 1941 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Alan Cooper has had some good cracks at the ringmen during the present campaign. And he had another when he stepped out Gold Salute in the Leonard Stakes to-day. But Gold…

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Bloodstain Puzzle in Girl's Fatal Mine Fall Eyewitness Has Disappeared KALGOORLIE

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1941 · page 5

Bloodstains at the mouth of a mine shaft down which a girl, aged 10, fell to her death had puzzled him, said the foreman of the jury at the Coroner's inquiry yesterday…

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100 - Guineas "Ugly Duckling" Beats Costly Gold Salute MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 9 March 1941 · page 3

Phoines, 100-gumea ugly duckling as a yearling, beat the £10,000 Gold Salute in the Leonard Stakes at Flemington to-day. Big money was lost on Gold Salute, who raced un to…

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£25,000 Pay-Out Over Phoines' Narrow Win Big Plunge in Spite of Rumors Gold Salute Beaten Erratic Run: Owner's Outburst

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 9 March 1941 · page 16

FLEMINGTON, Saturday. -- Bookmakers faced a £25,000 pay-out when Phoines beat Gold Salute half a head in the Leonard Stakes this afternoon…

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